Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-18

locked up"
ANOTHER SCARE.
She told what had occurred on the steamer
Lydian Monarch on it's arrival here, when her hus-
band came aboard with Drs. Kempster and Ham,
flton, in an interesting manner, and described the
way she eluded her husband Her husband, she
said, told her he wanted TO take her to an asylum,
thousatTM herself a IT h' is an English ship
They Haanot take me from this without power, and
they nave not the power"
Here One of the ventflators over the door OF the
court room fell in With loud rattle and crash and
MIS-. kmmons gave little Shrek. 'Quite theatre
like things falling down."
Mrs Emmons attributed the newspaper publica-
lions sent from London to Mrs De Cormis.
HOW SHE LEFT THE STEAMER.
After referring TO the conversation on the
steamer. She said: "The result OF 1t all was that
they went OIL On the tender at four O'Clock and
stood at the rail, waved my hand and said: Good
Dye, FRANK ana he said with sinister tone,
thought, though it may not have been, good
bye until see you again." She described now
she left the steamer that evening in IA rowboat.
when got into the life boat" she said, ~ was
captain"
The next morning Mr.. Emmons, it appears, went
10 llnd me on BOARD, but Mrs. EmmonS was here In
Washington" She said one OF the ships men took
her 70 the train and told the conductor ''No person
snail interfere with this lady, She took the little
cab in the end OF The car and locked herself In.
Upon arriving here the conductor went with her TO
Wormley's.
THE INTERVIEW AT wORMLEY'S.
She described the interview at Wormley's with
her husband and Dr.. Lincoln, Mr. Garnett and
Major Moore Her husband, she said, wanted to
take her to the Butler hospital. ''Why in the
world, she said, ''f he wanted me to go TO luna
Tic asylum. did he not leave those doctors on the
Snore when A., ne came aboard the ship! would
nave gone with him. He could have led me with
string then, but now the string is cut"
A recess was then taken.
MRS. EMMoNs JOKES AT LUNCH.
During the recess Mrs. Emmons took lunch
with Miss Crandell in the ante-room OF the court.
There she talked and laughed With her friends.
She saidas Juror oyster went by: II would like
to have the shell OF that oyster"
When she resumed her place on the etand she
produced paper, which Mr. Kent said his side
would not object to. This was paper signed by
the effect that he had heard Mrs Emmons ask
Mrs. De Cormis to 90 with her to the south OF
france and heard Mrs. De Cormis distinctly re-
wanted her to go home.
While discussing the admission of this letter,
Mrs. EmmonS remarked,
REFERRING TO MR. ARNOLD HAGUE,
who sat near MI. Kent, 'if Mr.. Hague wants any
thing to with this case he had better recall the
time when did not know how to please my hus-
band and appealed to him to tell me-"
letter Was also shown written by Mrs. En-
mons 10 MI. LoWndeS in reference to her legal
affairs on the day she sailed tor Europe. In try
ing to fix the date OF Dr. Johnston visit to her at
WormleyS she associated the event with Gen.
Logan's death and remarked that Mrs. Logan, and
her sons and daughters, had been good kind friends
which she said she showed Dr.. Johnston, and
which he spoke OF as Irrelevant. ''rhiS" She said
"was what showed me what a woman Mrs. De-
Cormis is, that she hadn't pure thought In her
mind
While Mr.. Emmons' counsel were examining
these papers Mrs. EmmonS went on talking. in
th.af
tnals or let The copy pass She said she wanted TO
show what Kind OF woman Mrs. De COrmis was.
MIMICKING MRS. DE CORMIS.
SWELL" she said, looking at Mrs. De Cormis, 81
do notify to stare anybody out OF countenance
but can drop my eyes just as meekly as you did
when you were on the witness stand" She suited
action to word by milniching Mrs De Cormis de-
mure manner. 'But here Is che book you forgot, y
and she tapped the Bible with her hands.
''Never mind" said Mr. Garnett.
''But she sits THERE said Mrs. Emmons, 'and
looks at me as II she wanted to stare me out OF
what have to say"
..Then don't look at her." said Mr. Garnett.
'She'S rather pretty TO look at" remarked Mrs.
EmmOnS.
- THE JURY READ THE LETTERS PRIVATELY.
1T vas decided that the letters should not be
readpubncly, but that the jury should look at
them in private. The jury thereupon retired with
the letters.
When the jury returned, the papers were re-
turned to MI. GarnetS. Mrs. EmmonS said DR..
Johnston asked her why she Came home. She
said she wanted TO come home; that this woman
DeCOrmiS was not suitable companion for her.
She showed him these letters to show What kind
OF a woman Mrs. DeCornis was,
"Why," she said, "She had man tOttng about all
over London with her-I fancy he was detective
but II he wasn't? Well, 1 suppose her husband
WeHM like to know"
sef1s. ,EmmOns' said Mr.. Kent, ''for four days
lffee listened and not objected 10 anything you
have had to say, but Jnink you should stop re-
1ecting upon this lady"
oh rafiaof iyp.y, '
spoke up Mrs. EmmOnS sharply. She went on, ac-
cusng Mrs. De COrIn1S OF abusing her husbands
confidence. She was, she said, leech who wanted
botn blood and money. She was called Becky
Sharp
NOT SUITABLE COMPANION.
One OF the papers shown to DR.. johnson was the
letter written by Mrs Emmons to MI. Emmons,
telling him that she mad dismissed Mrs. DeCormis
reminded Mir. EmmonS that 1t was agreed that she
Should have ''a suitable companion"
land she Was not suitable companion" inter-
r1pted Mrs. Emmons.
] he latter having remarked of Mrs. DeCOrms 81
think She means WE'LL MIS-. EmmOns SAID. ..But
found out afterwards that she did not mean Well
This closed the direct examination.
THE CRoss-EXAMINATIoN BEGUN.
Mr.. Kent beginning the cross-eXamination pro-
duced letter written by her to Mr. Emmons on
the last New Years night.
Mrs. EmnOnS protested against such sacred
letter in the court room. 'sNOw I'll See she said
I'll write MIN announcer letter again In my lie
time.'
This letter appealed to Frank 'to please come
and let me speak to you" and said: Il feel that if
you knew anything, as 1t really is since lett
Washington for London, you would not feel as you
do"
SHE DESPIsES HER HUSBAND.
She went on at some length about her relations
with her husband. ''He, believe" she said "cares
for me, but he has forfeited every little
right he had to my love, and he knows
Ii, and he knows deSpise him
Hsfthave been very happy with him, even when he
gave Inc trouble; but it's finished, all is finished.
He might as well know 1t now. II he had sc, 600
shares OF Bell telephone stock and stripped me of
everything, OF everything except my first name
and one dress, would not go with him. He will
speak to me, he will coax, but he must not do it
any more. have been patient ten years and a
half; will not be so any more"
"You don't give Mr.. Kent any chance to ask a
question:" said Mr.. Garnett.
'sDOn't ], said Mrs. EInmons. "Oh, beg par
don, MI Cent, speak up for yourself, like little
man."
-Mr. Kent did speak up, and said he did not care
to examine her further.
Mrs. EmmOns then left the stand but before
leaving said: "There is one thing want to say 20
the newspaper men here. They say my manner is
theatrlcal. want to say am just what feel"
THE SENSATION OF THE AFTERNOON
came then when Mr.. Garnett called for Mr. Albert
Leroy MunSOn A prosperous looking gentleman